Germany, DAF. A 1939 Craftsmen Competition Outstanding Achievement Plaque, with Case, by Hüttenamt Gleiwitz Newly Listed marked "2me Classe" and "2de

marked "2me Classe" and "2de Klasse" on the lid

The HJ-Streifendienst members wore a black cuff band with the "Streifendienst" inscription on their sleeve

Canadian Machine Gun Corps was absorbed by the 1st Battalion

encircled by a faceted ring

overlaid by Balck’s handwritten signature in faint blue ink

Germany, DAF. A 1939 Craftsmen Competition Outstanding Achievement Plaque, with Case, by Hüttenamt Gleiwitz Newly Listed marked "2me Classe" and "2de(Deutsches Arbeitsfront Handwerkerwettkampf Plakette). Constructed of patinated cast iron, the obverse bearing a central hammer overlaid by a Deutsches Arbeitsfront (German Labour Front DAF) insignia, in turn situated within a cluster of oak leaves and flanked by a date of 1939, circumscribed by an inscription of HANDWERKERWETTKAMPF FR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNGEN (CRAFTSMEN COMPETITION FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS), the reverse affixed with a loop for